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Bernard Fonlon and the Vision of the Cameroonian Priesthood
Before we delve into Bernard Fonlon’s luminous vision for the Cameroonian priesthood, it is fitting to pause and contemplate the man himself, a soul of rare brilliance and noble bearing, […]
January 12, 2026
The Cameroonian Priest and the Trinitarian Temptation: Fame, Wealth, Women
Every temptation that humans face falls into three categories: the flesh (lust and gluttony), the mind (pride and envy), and the idolatrous love of things (greed). The intensity of these […]
June 9, 2025
Beauty and the Priest
One of the most influential novels of the past two centuries is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Idiot. In that novel, there is an intriguing exchange between Ippolit, a terminally ill and […]
February 25, 2025
Benedict XVI as I Saw Him: Reflections on the Life of a Baobab of Faith from a Simple African Priest
I woke up on the morning of the 31st of December 2022 in good cheers. After all, it was the last day of the year, and I was excited and […]
January 6, 2024
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 5
Fortunately or unfortunately, most of Africa was evangelized by Latin rite missionaries. Which means that the way we worship God in the celebration of Mass and the sacraments is typically […]
May 29, 2021
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 4
At the crux of this dialogue is a theme which I evoked earlier on, the transcultural nature of Christianity. Pope Benedict XVI in the encyclical Deus Caritas Est captures this […]
April 21, 2021
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 3
Is African culture radically opposed to Christianity? The definitive answer is NO. But are there certain aspects of African culture which are opposed to Christian principles? Definitely yes. But this […]
April 6, 2021
Father Denis: The Christian God and Culture in Africa, Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Many have thought, and I believe falsely so, that Christianity is foreign and radically opposed to African culture. With a lot of shortsightedness, they claim Christianity […]
March 20, 2021
Father Denis: The Christian God and Culture in Africa, Part 1
Man does not just fall from sky. He is a product of his environment. This includes his culture, religion, worldview. In other words, each man comes from a particular community, […]
March 10, 2021